Vehicle dispatch system, vehicle dispatch method, server, user terminal, and storage medium

Abstract

A server includes a unit obtaining a position of a registered vehicle, a unit obtaining a vehicle dispatch position, a unit determining a candidate vehicle based on the vehicle dispatch position and the position of the registered vehicle, a unit transmitting information regarding an autonomous driving function of the candidate vehicle to a user device, a unit receiving information for identifying a dispatch vehicle, and a unit transmitting a vehicle dispatch position to the dispatch vehicle. The user device includes a unit receiving the information regarding the autonomous driving function of the candidate vehicle, a unit displaying the information regarding the autonomous driving function of the candidate vehicle, an unit accepting a user operation for selecting the dispatch vehicle, and a unit transmitting the information for identifying the dispatch vehicle to the server.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A vehicle dispatch system comprising a server, and a user device capable of communicating with the server,
 the server comprising a storage unit configured to store information regarding autonomous driving of a plurality of registered vehicles and a first processor, the first processor programmed to:
 obtain positions of the plurality of registered vehicles; 
 obtain a vehicle dispatch position from the user device; 
 determine at least one vehicle among the plurality of registered vehicles based on the vehicle dispatch position and the positions of the plurality of registered vehicles; 
 transmit information regarding an autonomous driving of the at least one vehicle in association with the at least one vehicle to the user device while referring to the storage unit; and 
 transmit the vehicle dispatch position to the at least one vehicle, and 
 
 the user device comprising a display unit and a second processor, the second processor programmed to:
 transmit the vehicle dispatch position to the server; 
 receive the information regarding the autonomous driving of the at least one vehicle in association with the at least one vehicle from the server; 
 display the received information regarding the autonomous driving of the at least one vehicle in association with the at least one vehicle, on the display unit; and 
 
 wherein the first processor is further programmed to dispatch the at least one vehicle to the vehicle dispatch position, and 
 wherein the information regarding the autonomous driving of the at least one vehicle includes a driving state indicating whether the at least one vehicle is in the autonomous driving, and occupant information indicating whether the at least one vehicle is manned. 
 
     
     
       2. The vehicle dispatch system according to  claim 1 , wherein the information regarding the autonomous driving of the at least one vehicle includes information indicating whether an occupant is seated in the driver's seat. 
     
     
       3. The vehicle dispatch system according to  claim 1 , wherein the information regarding the autonomous driving of the at least one vehicle includes information indicating whether the autonomous driving function is present. 
     
     
       4. A vehicle dispatch method comprising:
 obtaining positions of the plurality of registered vehicles; 
 obtaining a vehicle dispatch position from a user device; 
 determining at least one vehicle among the plurality of registered vehicles based on the vehicle dispatch position and the positions of the plurality of registered vehicles; 
 transmitting information regarding an autonomous driving of the at least one vehicle in association with the at least one vehicle to the user device; 
 displaying the information regarding the autonomous driving of the at least one vehicle in association with the at least one vehicle, on the user device; 
 transmitting the vehicle dispatch position to the at least one vehicle; and 
 dispatching the at least one vehicle to the vehicle dispatch position, 
 wherein the information regarding the autonomous driving of the at least one vehicle includes a driving state indicating whether the at least one vehicle is in the autonomous driving, and occupant information indicating whether the at least one vehicle is manned. 
 
     
     
       5. The vehicle dispatch method according to  claim 4 , wherein the information regarding the autonomous driving of the at least one vehicle includes information indicating whether an occupant is seated in the driver's seat. 
     
     
       6. The vehicle dispatch method according to  claim 4 , wherein the information regarding the autonomous driving of the at least one vehicle includes information indicating whether the autonomous driving function is present. 
     
     
       7. One or more non-transitory computer readable media having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to execute processing comprising:
 obtaining positions of the plurality of registered vehicles; 
 obtaining a vehicle dispatch position from a user device; 
 determining at least one vehicle among the plurality of registered vehicles based on the vehicle dispatch position and the positions of the plurality of registered vehicles; 
 transmitting information regarding an autonomous driving of the at least one vehicle in association with the at least one vehicle to the user device; 
 displaying the information regarding the autonomous driving of the at least one vehicle in association with the at least one vehicle, on the user device; 
 transmitting the vehicle dispatch position to the at least one vehicle; and 
 dispatching the at least one vehicle to the vehicle dispatch position, 
 wherein the information regarding the autonomous driving of the at least one vehicle includes a driving state indicating whether the at least one vehicle is in the autonomous driving, and occupant information indicating whether the at least one vehicle is manned. 
 
     
     
       8. The non-transitory computer readable media according to  claim 7 , wherein the information regarding the autonomous driving of the at least one vehicle includes information indicating whether an occupant is seated in the driver's seat. 
     
     
       9. The non-transitory computer readable media according to  claim 7 , wherein the information regarding the autonomous driving of the at least one vehicle includes information indicating whether the autonomous driving function is present.